alchemy

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Synonyms: alchymy, alchemi

Antonyms: alchymy, alchemi

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[premodern]] and [[early]] [[modern]] [[study]] of [[physical]] [[change]]s, [[particularly]] in [[Europe]], [[Arabia]], and [[China]]; and [[chiefly]] in [[pursuit]] of an [[elixir]] of [[immortality]], a [[universal]] [[panacea]], [[and/or]] a [[philosopher's stone]] [[able]] to [[transmute]] [[base metal]]s into [[gold]], [[eventually]] [[develop]]ing into [[chemistry]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} The causing of any sort of mysterious [[sudden]] [[transmutation]].
3. {{lb|en|computing|slang|countable}} Any elaborate [[transformation]] process or [[algorithm]].

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